To say this didn't go well, would be the understatement of the year. Tajik troops undertaking an operation against islamic terrorists and rebels in that land incurred huge losses yesterday as 34 troops were killed including a downed helicopter incident where 28 troops met their death.
From the article at Breitbart:
If you recall, last month saw some horrific terror attacks by islamists in Tajikistan and thus these operations are in respone, in part, to that but man, what a horrific way to start it all off.
From the article at Breitbart:
Thirty-four Tajik troops have been killed in two separate incidents during a military operation against Islamic insurgents in the east of the Central Asian state, military sources said Thursday.
Twenty-eight troops were killed Wednesday when a military helicopter crashed in a possible militant strike, the sources told AFP, although public statements insisted only four were killed in an accident.
"Not a single passenger survived the crash of the Mi-8 military helicopter on Wednesday morning," said a military source, speaking on condition of anonymity, raising an earlier toll of 25.
A high-ranking Tajik military source, speaking on condition of strict anonymity, said that it was possible that the helicopter had been shot down by a missile fired by Islamists from their mountain hideouts.
If you recall, last month saw some horrific terror attacks by islamists in Tajikistan and thus these operations are in respone, in part, to that but man, what a horrific way to start it all off.
34 Tajik troops killed in 'anti-Islamist operations'
Thirty-four Tajik troops have been killed in two separate incidents during a military operation against Islamic insurgents in the east of the Central Asian state, military sources said Thursday.
Twenty-eight troops were killed Wednesday when a military helicopter crashed in a possible militant strike, the sources told AFP, although public statements insisted only four were killed in an accident.
"Not a single passenger survived the crash of the Mi-8 military helicopter on Wednesday morning," said a military source, speaking on condition of anonymity, raising an earlier toll of 25.
A high-ranking Tajik military source, speaking on condition of strict anonymity, said that it was possible that the helicopter had been shot down by a missile fired by Islamists from their mountain hideouts.
Another six troops were killed in a separate incident caused by the accidental explosion of a mine late Wednesday, according to a military source.
"The faulty placement of a mine led to an explosion that killed six Tajik national guards," the source told AFP, adding that more than 10 officers were wounded in the incident.
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